In Holloway v. City of New York, No. 155025/2023, 2024 WL 3203274 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 27, 2024), the court denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claim of arrest-record discrimination under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Turning to CPLR § 3211 (a)(7), the court finds…
Read More Arrest-Record Discrimination Claims Survive Dismissal, Court HoldsIn Eustache v Board of Education of City School District of City of New York, No. 153619/19, 2022-01128, 998, 211 N.Y.S.3d 71, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 03228, 2024 WL 2964264 (N.Y.A.D. 1 Dept., June 13, 2024), the court, inter alia, held that plaintiff sufficiently alleged race discrimination under the New York State and City Human…
Read More Alleged Racial Comments, in Context of Sexual Harassment, Signaled Discriminatory Views on Race in Workplace, Court HoldsIn Huntley v. City of New York, No. 151697/2023, 2024 WL 3070013 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 20, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s constructive discharge claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: The court further finds that Plaintiff has…
Read More NYPD Lieutenant Sufficiently Alleges Constructive Discharge, Court HoldsIn Huntley v. City of New York, No. 151697/2023, 2024 WL 3070013 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 20, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s gender-based discrimination and hostile work environment claims asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision: Here, Plaintiff pleads…
Read More NYPD Lieutenant Sufficiently Alleges Gender DiscriminationIn M.H. v. Starbucks Coffee Company, 2024 WL 3089931 (S.D.N.Y. June 20, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under the New York State Human Rights Law. In sum, plaintiff, a Starbucks barista, alleged that she was raped by Justin Mariani, a shift supervisor.…
Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claim Survives Dismissal Against StarbucksIn Lopez v. Trahan, No. 155637/2020, 2024 WL 3070014 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 20, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s claims of employment discrimination – based on age and race – asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. From the decision:…
Read More Age, Race Discrimination Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Court Cites Derogatory Comments About Age, AccentIn Barcellos v. The City of New York, No. 157998/2018, 2024 WL 2941863 (N.Y. Sup Ct, New York County June 4, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgement on plaintiff’s claims of hostile work environment sexual harassment asserted under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. As to the…
Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims Survive Summary Judgment; Allegations Include Supervisor’s Sex-Based Comments, Remarks, and/or GesturesIn Williams v. Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation et al, 22-cv-8715 (AS), 2024 WL 2882122 (S.D.N.Y. June 6, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s retaliation claims asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City…
Read More Retaliation Claims, Based on Termination Following Complaint of Sexual Harassment, Survive DismissalIn Williams v. Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation et al, 22-cv-8715 (AS), 2024 WL 2882122 (S.D.N.Y. June 6, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s hostile work environment sexual harassment claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the New York State Human Rights Law, and…
Read More Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Claims, Based on Alleged Use of “Terms of Endearment”, Survive DismissalIn Percy v. Basil Townsend, No. 16-cv-5304, 2024 WL 2846688 (S.D.N.Y. May 30, 2024), the court, inter alia, denied plaintiff’s motion for prejudgment interest on plaintiff’s compensatory damages award ($125,000) following the jury’s verdict for plaintiff on her hostile work environment claim under the New York State Human Rights Law. From the decision: As an…
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